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March 16, 2020 9:00am COVID 19 Update From the office of Chairman Jackson Sr. As of this update, 9:00am, Monday Morning March 16, 2020, there are zero confirmed COVID 19 cases on the Reservation. If there is a confirmed case, of…

Cass Lake, MN – Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announced his supplementary budget yesterday in St. Paul, Minnesota. Prior to making his budgetary request public, the Governor and his Administration conducted meaningful consultation with two…

Leech Lake Tribal Transportation is working on a Transportation Development Plan (TDP) to identify transportation related needs for the Leech Lake reservation. An integral part of this process is to work with internal and external…

It is an energizing start to 2020 for Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe who received a $5,000 Seed Grant from the Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs) today. “We’re very excited to learn about the grant award,” said Brandy Toft. “We can’t wait to…

Washington, DC- President Donald Trump signed an executive order creating a national MMIW (Missing,Murdered, Indigenous Woman) task force, Tuesday November 26th. The task force titled “Operation Lady Justice” will be overseen by Attorney…

On a smoldering Thursday evening, the Nanda-gikendan event commenced at the Leech Lake Early Childhood facility in Cass Lake. This events purpose was to accentuate the Megwayaak Project and Farm to Early Care initiative and its…

Leech Lake Health Services is aware of the vaping epidemic and we are addressing it on a partnership level. With the tremendous amount of information we receive on this topic daily, we are working on initiatives to educate the community.…

Media Contact: Leonard Fineday (218) 760-1712 CASS LAKE, MN (August 1, 2019) – On May 1, 2019, the Minnesota Department of Human Services (“DHS”) issued a letter to the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe (the “Band”) stating that billing…

By Damairay Birge The Leech Lake Men's basketball is coming off of a second place conference tournament finish after losing in the championship game against the number one seed, Sisseton Wahpeton Mustangs. President Raymond Burns states,…

As the American Indian College Fund celebrates its 30th year, the application for its signature scholarship program - The Full Circle Scholarship - has opened to support Native American college students during the 2019-2020 school year.…